Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Business

Extra fees for IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is charging Government millions of dollars in fees being collected whenever Barbados repays money it borrowed from the institution. These controversial “surcharges” are in addition...

New guidelines on commercial bank fees coming soon

The Central Bank of Barbados will be issuing new guidelines to commercial banks. It will include information regarding...

EU probing Meta’s alleged advertising, political content violations

Brussels – The European Commission said on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Meta, the parent of...

Minimum wage ‘breach’

Thousands of Barbadians have weekly earnings below the national minimum wage. This is based on Continuous Household Labour Force...

Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling full self driving

Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on...

Cause of deadly leak unknown

LA PORTE, Texas (AP) – DuPont officials said today it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at...

Cherie makes it fit – perfectly

Nineteen years ago Cherie Ifill started working with her mother because she did not have anything else to do.Her daughter was four years old...

Say It Like A Bajan: Two smart rat can’ live in de same hole.

Bajan Saying: Two smart rat can’ live in de same hole.Interpretation: Two tricksters can’t get along with each other.

From The Archives: House links Barbados to Carolinas

ARLINGTON, TALL, NARROW AND GABLED, is one of the oldest and most important houses in Speightstown.It is presently owned by the Barbados National Bank,...

What kind of Barbados do you want to build?

THE CATHOLIC BISHOP of Barbados Jason Gordon today urged Barbadians as they approach Independence Day to give some deep thought to the issue of what...

From The Archives: King to Jam with Spice

REIGNING CALYPSO MONARCH John King will soon be jumping and waving on stage with Spice and Company.Bandleader Dean Straker said King was rehearsing with...